# Eliakim ... Shebna

Translate the names of these men the same as you did in [Isaiah 36:3](../36/03.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# over the household

This is an idiom that means that he was in charge of the affairs of the palace household. Alternate translation: "in charge of the palace" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# all covered with sackcloth

This is a sign of mourning and distress. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])